Leopold Blonder (1893–1932) was an Austrian art director active in the silent and early

sound era A sound film is a motion picture with synchronization, synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decad ...

s.Rother p.236 He also directed five

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

s during the early 1920s. He worked on several

mountain film A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of human against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlighten ...

s with

Arnold Fanck Arnold Fanck (6 March 1889 – 28 September 1974) was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre. He is best known for the extraordinary alpine footage he captured in such films as '' The Holy Mountain'' (1926), '' The White He ...

and

Leni Riefenstahl Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her role in producing Nazi propaganda. A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Mountaineers'' (1924) * '' The Holy Mountain'' (1926) * ''

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper ''The Strange Case of Captain Ramper'' (German: ''Ramper, der Tiermensch'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Paul Wegener, Mary Johnson and Max Schreck.Giesen p.262 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in ...

'' (1927) * '' The Curse of Vererbung'' (1927) * '' Knights of the Night'' (1928) * ''

Ariadne in Hoppegarten ''Ariadne in Hoppegarten'' is a 1928 German silent sports film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Alfred Abel, Maria Jacobini and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 It takes place in Hoppegarten, a traditional centre of horseracing in ...

'' (1928) * '' The Way Through the Night'' (1929) * '' Two People'' (1930) * '' Storm Over Mont Blanc'' (1930) * ''

Mountains on Fire ''Mountains on Fire'' (german: Berge in Flammen) is a 1931 German war film directed by Karl Hartl and Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Lissy Arna and Luigi Serventi. The film was based on Luis Trenker's novel of the same title, partly base ...

'' (1931) * '' White Ecstasy'' (1931) * '' The Blue Light'' (1932) * '' The Rebel'' (1932) * '' The Dancer of Sanssouci'' (1932)

References

Bibliography

* Rother, Rainer. ''Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003.

External links

* 1893 births 1932 deaths Austrian art directors Austrian film directors Film people from Vienna Film directors from Vienna {{Austria-bio-stub